Sister Visit = Fully stocked Kitchen

My sister arrived last Thursday and we bought food the entire time she was here. Good thing she left on Sunday!! :)

I seriously looked at my kitchen Sunday and thought - "I need to have a party."

I love having a fellow foodie in my sister. We have a great time eating and buying food. Definitely got that from our parents!

Although - her purchase of a Costco size container of cheezey puffs "for Michael" would allude to the fact that we are, in fact, not terribly discerning.

So Suzanne arrived on Thursday and we went shopping for her to get some new clothes. Because this is what sisters do. And she took me to Sephora to teach me what makeup and a skincare regimen is and how I really should be using it. If it were not for my sister, I would have no idea what to put on my face.

On Friday, she came with me to MOPS and homegroup and was a tremendous help. In between, we attacked Trader Joe's and Old Navy. Then everyone in the house fell asleep by 10:30pm except me.

Saturday, we stood in the cold and rain at Michael's t-ball game and then sat inside to warm up and dry off. Somehow, we found the will to go to Marshalls Home Goods.

There is a reason I never go to Marshalls Home Goods. And it is reserved for special visits from my parents or sister. It falls into the same category as Costco. There's tons of great stuff that I kind of need and love for pretty good prices.

Kind of need. But not REALLY need right?

Anyways, I went to town in there. In the middle of our shopping trip, a BAD storm rolled in and the lights in Marshalls went completely out. I'm standing in the dark with my cart full of stuff. Hoping the lights come back on so I can buy my stuff.

THAT is a shopaholic!

But it was a super successful Marshalls shopping trip - I got some great wall art to base my master bedroom design scheme/color scheme off of - replaced a non-stick pan that is starting to chip and the handle is wobbly - bought a small bath mat for the guest room because there is not one when you first step out of the bath tub - got some sippy cups with a straw in it (Michael's favorite) - found some Easter cupcake decorations (perfect for the island display this weekend) - almost picked up a lamp.

This is why I don't go to Marshalls on a regular basis.

Then we met Brian at the Chipotle in Newark where I got a parking ticket because my meter expired. I deserved it since my sister was urging me the whole time to feed the meter and we kept thinking - WHAT parking police office is going to be out in that monsoon?!?!

Apparently there was one. And he got me after my meter was expired for only 5 minutes.

Then, Michael said we should go bowling! So we did! And we had such fun!! He has such great suggestions lately for things to do. And it makes my heart happy because he must have learned that we need to "do things" together as a family and to "explore" our world.

Sunday morning, we went to church while Suzanne packed and then we took her to DC and sat in some pretty horrendous traffic, which made us an hour late. Pretty embarrased about that.

THEN, it was our Annapolis, MD entry below.